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A UK gallery says that Johnny Depp's surprise online sale of his first art collection "broke the internet" because it brought in more than $3.6 million in just a few hours after the news broke.
After winning a $10.35 million defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, Depp, 59, posted an Instagram photo of himself sitting in front of four of his paintings of other icons to share the news of the sale.
"NOW AT #CASTLEFINEART," he wrote in the photo's caption, linking to the UK gallery, which then told fans, "The wait is finally over!"
The gallery said, "We're thrilled to announce that the actor, musician, and artist Johnny Depp is the latest person to sign with Castle Fine Art."
Less than 20 minutes later, the gallery admitted having such a rush of wannabe buyers that its website crashed.
“#JohnnyDepp broke the internet!” Castle Fine Art tweeted.
#JohnnyDepp broke the internet! Website will be back up soon.
— Castle Fine Art (@castlegalleries) July 28, 2022
As fans complained that they couldn't get into the sale, the gallery tweeted that Depp's "Friends & Heroes" collection was now officially sold out.
The gallery said, "This world-first release was our fastest-selling collection to date; all titles sold out in just hours."
All 780 prints were quickly marked "sold out," and the sale is thought to have made about $3.65 million.
In its catalog, the gallery said, "Art has always been a part of Johnny Depp's life. Before acting and music, art was always an important way for him to express himself.
The collection “saw him focus on people he has known well, and who have inspired him as a person,” the London gallery said.
That included the four images of icons Depp sat in front of in his social media pic: Elizabeth Taylor, Al Pacino, Bob Dylan and Keith Richards, the latter being Depp’s “dear friend … who inspired the mannerisms of the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow,” the actor’s beloved character from “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
Depp’s post advertizing the sale was liked more than 1.5 million times as of Friday.
“”His talent really has no limits, these are so beautiful,” one admirer wrote.
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